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The Boys' Brigade

1950 , Stowmarket (Suffolk)

Cat no. 1680

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The Boys Brigade march through Stowmarket to St Mary and St Peters church.

Close up of the Boys' Brigade banner. Camera pans along the row of boys and their parents. Shot of the boys lined up for the parade with people carrying drums at the front. Shot of the parade and the children playing drums and marching through the street in Stowmarket. Close ups of the boys marching. Close up of men in uniforms marching through the street. Camera pans along the crowd of people watching the parade. The men march to the St Peter and St Mary’s church and walk inside. Close up of men playing the drums and trumpets outside the church. Shot of a group of people standing outside the Rose Inn. Shot of the men going into the church. Shot from inside the church of people walking past the doorway.

Keywords

Boys Brigade; Christian; Church; Marching; Parade; Stowmarket; Youth Group;

Background Information

George Wilden owned a newsagents' shop in Stowmarket, where he developed and printed customers' photographs. A keen photographer, he also made films using a 16mm camera. The Boys Brigade is a Christian Youth Group. It was set up in 1883 to shape the lives of young men and aimed to make boys work together and be responsible.

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The Boys' Brigade

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